West Derby railway station

53°25′44″N 2°54′44″W / 53.4288°N 2.9122°W / 53.4288; -2.9122Grid referenceSJ395928Line(s)North Liverpool Extension LinePlatforms2^[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCheshire Lines CommitteePre-groupingCheshire Lines CommitteePost-groupingCheshire Lines CommitteeKey dates1 December 1879Station opened to passengersMarch 1882Station opened to goods7 November 1960Station closed to passengers1 June 1964Station closed completely^[2][3]

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Legend
Merseyside Lines
Southport Lord Street Birkdale Palace to Southport Ainsdale Ainsdale Beach Northern line Woodvale Freshfield to Liverpool Central Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Mossbridge Hillhouse Junction Altcar and Hillhouse Lydiate Sefton and Maghull to Ormskirk Old Roan Aintree Junction Southport Junction Aintree Central Aintree Northern line Warbreck Orrell Park Walton to Kirkby Rice Lane to Liverpool Central Fazakerley Junctions Walton on the Hill Huskisson Clubmoor West Derby Knotty Ash & Stanley Broad Green City Line Childwall Gateacre Northern line Liverpool Central Liverpool Central High Level St James Brunswick (original) Egerton Street Junction Brunswick St Michaels Otterspool Aigburth Cressington to Lime Street Garston Liverpool South Parkway Hunts Cross West Junction Hunts Cross to Manchester Central

West Derby railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line to the south of Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, England. It opened on 1 December 1879.

The station closed to passengers in November 1960 closing completely five years later.

The line through the station site continued in use by freight trains until 1975, with the tracks being lifted in early 1979.

The station was about 2 miles away from Croxteth Hall which was the home of Lord Sefton.

The platforms are extant with the station building converted to a private residence and shop. The trackbed through the station site forms a part of the Trans Pennine Trail.

References

Sources

• Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-00-1.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• The station via Disused Stations UK
• The station on a 1948 O.S. map via npe Maps
• The station on an 1888 OS map overlay via National Library of Scotland
• The station and line HTS via railwaycodes
• The station via flickr
• The trackbed via Sustrans

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Knotty Ash & Stanley		Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line		Clubmoor